One Direction’s
Liam Payne has sparked speculation he may be back with ex-girlfriend Danielle Peazer after they were spotted holding hands in New York.

Liam Payne and Danielle Peazer were seen holding hands in New York City, despite having broken up earlier this year (Picture: Splash)

The pair were seen together ahead of the band’s Madison Square Garden gig on Monday night – with Danielle joining the quintet along with Louis Tomlinson’s girlfriend Eleanor Calder and Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards who is dating Zayn Malik.

And despite having broken up the pair were holding hands and appeared to be relaxed in each other’s company – sparking rumours that they may have reconciled.

A friend of the pair told The Sun that they ‘really miss each other’, and added: ‘Liam and Danielle were both very upset when the relationship ended.

The band recently performed on NBC’s The Today Show in the centre of New York with crowds gathering to see them (Picture: AP)

‘Most of the trouble was down to not being able to spend enough time together.’

The source added: ‘Danielle had already planned to go to New York for the concert before they split and Liam didn’t want her to pull out.’

Since the couple split earlier this year Liam has faced rumours that he is romancing former X Factor winner Leona Lewis – which he has since denied, taking to Twitter to say: ‘Okay bored of constant news articles… I’m not dating Leona.’

Lewis recently fuelled the rumours by admitting: Liam is my type,’ adding: ‘He’s cute and really sweet. I think people would be surprised by how mature he is – he’s very grown-up.’